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02/10/2026

🚨 LUKA DONČIĆ IS BACK TO HIS ROOKIE WEIGHT! 😳

Luka Dončić reportedly looks like the rookie version of himself again.

According to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, Luka’s weight is now back in the same range as when he first entered the NBA.

That’s a major development for one of the league’s most dominant offensive players.

The conditioning, the movement, the explosiveness if Luka really is back around his rookie weight, the NBA could be getting a leaner version of one of its most dangerous superstars. 👀🔥

Rookie-weight Luka is back.

And that’s a scary thought for the rest of the league. 👀🤔

02/10/2026

LAKERS TO PART WAYS WITH DALTON KNECHT? 🤔👀

Dalton Knecht’s future with the Lakers is suddenly becoming one of the biggest roster questions heading into the season.

According to the New York Post, multiple rival executives expect Knecht to be the player who gets squeezed out as Los Angeles works to reduce its roster from 16 players on standard NBA contracts to the league maximum of 15.

That’s a tough spot for a player who arrived in Los Angeles with plenty of expectations.

Knecht was drafted by the Lakers in the first round in 2024 and showed flashes of the scoring and shooting ability that made him such an intriguing prospect.

But now, with the Lakers needing to make one more roster decision, he’s reportedly facing an uncertain future.

The numbers game is simple:

🔸 16 standard contracts
🔸 15 roster spots available
🔸 One player has to go

And according to multiple executives around the league, Knecht could be that player.

Nothing is official yet training camp and the preseason can still change the equation.

But for now, one of the Lakers’ young prospects is suddenly fighting for his place in Los Angeles.

Could Dalton Knecht really be playing for another team soon?

02/10/2026

THE GAME. THE COMMUNITY. THE CULTURE. 🇵🇭🔥

Coziest® and The UBTG Community are teaming up to celebrate Coziest’s 8th Anniversary with an All-Star event built for the hoop community.

Featuring 3X3 and 1V1 basketball tournaments, the event brings together fellow hoopers, athletes, and content creators for competitive matchups both on and off the court.

📅 OCTOBER 3, 2026
📍 AYALA MALLS THE 30TH

Eight years of Coziest.

One game that brings the two cultures together.

02/10/2026

Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon are headed to Manila. 🇵🇭

The ESPN NBA insiders will bring The Hoop Collective World Tour to the Philippines on October 5, 2026, featuring a special live podcast recording with Disney+.

The event will give Filipino fans the opportunity to experience the podcast live and interact with two of the NBA’s most recognizable insiders.

The Manila stop also marks the start of the new NBA season on Disney+, putting the spotlight on The Plus Side of Basketball the conversations, insights and community surrounding the game.

02/10/2026

RED LIONS DEFUSED THE BOMBERS 🦁

The Red Lions erased a five-point deficit in the final minutes to defeat the Heavy Bombers 65-62 in NCAA Season 102.

JRU led 62-57 with just over three minutes remaining, but Andrei Ugaddan responded with back-to-back three-pointers to put San Beda ahead, 63-62, with 1:23 left.

Aldous Torculas then converted two free throws after securing a defensive rebound, giving the Red Lions a three-point cushion.

JRU had one final chance to force overtime, but Sean Salvador’s three-point attempt rimmed out at the buzzer.

Torculas led all scorers with 29 points and six rebounds, while Ugaddan added 11.

A comeback win and a measure of revenge after JRU swept San Beda in the Fil-oil preseason finals.

📸🎥: Pong Alba

30/09/2026

🚨 DWYANE WADE IS COMING TO MANILA! 🇵🇭🔥

Three-time NBA champion Dwyane Wade is heading to the Philippines this October for the Li-Ning TADHANA: Make Your Own Way Manila Tour in partnership with Toby's Sports

🔸 October 13–14, 2026

MANILA, ARE YOU READY FOR D-WADE? 👀🔥

28/09/2026

WHICH SQUAD ARE YOU TAKING? 👀🔥

Two stacked squads. Two different paths to a championship. 👀

🔸 SIXERS
🔸 MAVERICKS

Star power, young talent, veterans, and plenty of buckets on both sides.

If these two teams faced off in a 7-game series in the Finals who are you taking? 🤔

28/09/2026

STEPHEN CURRY UNVEILS WAY OF WADE 12 PE 👀

Stephen Curry has revealed a new Way of Wade 12 Player Exclusive, featuring the Curry Brand logo during their Media Day!

Li-ning x Curry Brand 👀

28/09/2026

Give this DUO a nickname 👀

28/09/2026

LEBRON JAMES WANTED TO FINISH HIS CAREER IN NEW YORK 👀🗽

LeBron James revealed that he had actually envisioned joining the New York Knicks in free agency and finishing his legendary career at Madison Square Garden.

But then the Knicks did something that changed everything.

They won the 2026 NBA championship, ending a 53-year title drought.

James said the idea of joining the reigning champions immediately became a nonstarter because of the backlash he believed would come with it.

“I had visions of playing in [Madison Square] Garden and finishing my career in the Garden,” James said.

But after New York defeated San Antonio to win the championship, James realized the move simply wouldn’t work.

“After they beat San Antonio, I was like, ‘Hey, I can’t.’ I couldn’t do it.”

Earlier in the offseason, LeBron’s agent Rich Paul had already revealed that if the Knicks hadn’t won the championship, New York would have been the destination.

Instead, LeBron ultimately chose the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2026–27 season.

So there’s a wild alternate reality where LeBron James finishes his career wearing a Knicks jersey at Madison Square Garden.

Imagine how different NBA history would’ve looked. 👀🗽

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